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7-letter words with W as the 5th letter

A curated list of 7-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when W is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: allowed, antiwar, archway.

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121 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
allowed73
antiwar73
archway72
areaway73
arrowed73
bedewed73
beeswax72
behowls72
bejewel73
beltway72
bikeway73
bushwah72
bushwas72
buzzwig72
caraway73
catawba73
cutaway73
disowns72
doorway72
elbowed73
embowed73
embowel73
embower73
empower73
endowed73
endower73
fairway72
faraway73
fishway72
flyaway72
folkway72
footway72
freeway72
gangway72
gateway73
getaway73
godowns72
halfway72
hallway72
headway72
highway72
imbower73
impawns72
impower73
indowed73
kotowed73
kotower73
laneway73
layaway72
lechwes72
lifeway73
miaowed72
outswam72
outswim72
outswum72
overwet73
packwax72
parkway72
partway72
pathway72
periwig73
pesewas73
postwar72
pshawed72
raceway73
railway72
redowas73
renewal73
renewed73
renewer73
renowns72
repower73
resawed73
resewed73
resowed73
roadway72
rollway72
ropeway73
runaway73
sahiwal73
scrawls71
scrawly72
scrawny72
screwed72
screwer72
screwup72
shipway72
shrewed72
sideway73
sinewed73
skidway72
slipway72
someway73
sprawls71
sprawly72
squawks71
strawed72
strewed72
strewer72
strowed72
taxiway73
thrawed72
thrower72
thruway72
tideway73
tollway72
towaway73
tramway72
unbowed73
unmewed73
unsawed73
unsewed73
unsowed73
uptowns72
walkway72
widowed73
widower73
windway72
wireway73
woadwax72
woodwax72

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed W in the 5th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping W locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.